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LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (Maternity cover) - WITHAM OAKS ACADEMY
Required November 2026
Witham Oaks Academy are looking to recruit a caring and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant. This position is initially fixed term to cover maternity leave, with the potential to becoming permanent.
The LSA working hours for this position are 24.5 hours per week, working pattern is 8.45am - 3.00pm Monday-Thursday and 8.45am-2.30pm Friday, term time only. (15-minute unpaid morning break), Scale 3 point 6, £14,831 per annum.
This also includes an additional 2.5 hours per week, (½ an hour per day), lunchtime support. (Scale 2 point 4, £1,466 per annum)
Total Salary, £16,297 per annum.
Applicants should have experience working with children in a school environment.It is essential that you have GCSEs (grades A-C) in both Maths and English, or hold equivalent qualifications in this area.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:
- Enthusiasm to work with children with a variety of different personalities and skill levels.
- Able to engage well with pupils.
- Able to work under your own initiative.
- Smartly presented and with excellent time management skills.
We can offer:
- Wonderful children and families
- A very supportive staff team
- Personalised CPD via Performance Management
- Staff wellbeing service
As a community, we are incredibly proud of our unique children, supportive parents, and inspirational staff where we all work together to make Witham Oaks Academy a safe, happy and fun place to learn.
Our dedicated team are fun, friendly and motivated who seek to provide the highest standard of education for all pupils in our care. We challenge and develop our children to become confident, successful learners with a natural curiosity for learning by setting high aspirations and an inspirational curriculum where everybody is valued.
Our philosophy of learning, delivered through our broad and rich curriculum, creatively embraces the essence of our vision to empower our children to develop their self-esteem and own character enabling them to unlock their potential, find their voice and be the best they can be. Our curriculum gives children the opportunity to develop a rich and deep subject knowledge and learn new skills and values through a variety of interesting contexts so they can become confident, reflective and resilient life-long learners.
A particularly pleasing statement in our latest Ofsted report is 'Pupils feel safe. They know they can pass concerns on to adults in the school, either directly, or through a 'worry box'. They know adults take bullying seriously, and pupils do not consider bullying to be a concern at this school.'
We truly value the fantastic partnership of our families, children and staff and strongly believe that by working together we can ensure our children get the very best care, attention and support.
Visits to Witham Oaks Academy are warmly encouraged. Please contact the school office on 01376 513322 to arrange an appointment.
Inspires Multi-Academy Trust and our schools are committed to:
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, of children and young people;
- Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
- Promoting the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs;
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share this commitment.
It is recognised that this can only be achieved through sound procedures, good inter-agency co-operation and the recruitment and retention of competent, motivated employees who are suited to, and fulfilled in the roles they undertake.
The appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical clearance and satisfactory references.